Taitem Engineering, PC

Taitem Engineering, PC of Ithaca recently hired four new staff members. Gordon Woodcock, project development manager, relocated to Ithaca from California, where he worked in the renewable energy industry for many years. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of New Mexico. Michael McCoyjoined Taitem as an apprentice solar PV installer after working in the construction field. Kallel Murry also joined Taitem as an apprentice solar PV installer and has attended TC3. McCoy and Murry were hired through the Taitem-Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Solar Apprenticeship Program, which dovetails with the need for more specialized, highly trained employees resulting from increased regional demand for renewable energy systems. Vaibhavi Tambe joins Taitem as a sustainability specialist focusing on computer energy modeling. She is a LEED green associate focusing on energy-efficient heat pumps and other HVAC equipment. Vaibhavi has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Pune (India) and a master’s degree in built environment from Arizona State University.